Monday, November 10, 2014

Bird of the week 11

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKHHPbLMdRo

Good morning Students.  This week I am presenting the bird of the week at Three Sisters Christian School in Deschutes County, Oregon.  I was going to put off posting the bird but I have been told there might be others following the blog so I will stick to my Monday posting. 

This little gut challenged me considerably.  I was hiking the trail by Jacks Creek this summer when I became aware of his singing and he really sounded close but I tried for ten to fifteen minutes to find him without luck.  I am not sure how I finally discovered him but there he was a mere ten feet away singing his heart out on his nest.  I have never heard a bird singing on the nest but it was pretty neat. 

He belongs to a family of birds that is similar to warblers as they have distinctive songs and love to sing.  They are generally much plainer than warblers. He might be a bit more challenging but one of his main field marks is very visible in this video even though we don't see most of his body.  I will add a couple of photos so you can see the entire body.

Good luck and happy birding.



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